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Author:   Paul Gilchrist (University of Brighton, UK) ,  Russell Holden (In the Zone Sports and Politics Consultancy, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780415851435

ISBN 10:   0415851432
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   10 May 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: the Politics of Sport – Community, Mobility, Identity Paul Gilchrist and Russell Holden 2. ‘Over Here’: ‘Americanization’ and the New Politics of Football Club Ownership – The Case of Liverpool FC John Williams and Stephen Hopkins 3. Paddling, Property and Piracy: The Politics of Canoeing in England and Wales Paul Gilchrist and Neil Ravenscroft 4. The Sports Boycott against Rhodesia Reconsidered Charles Little 5. Bidding for International Sport Events: How Government Supports and Undermines National Governing Bodies of Sport Geoff Walters 6. What Happens While the Official Looks the Other Way? Citizenship, Transnational Sports Migrants and the Circumvention of the State Thomas F. Carter 7. Sport, Development and Aid: Can Sport make a Difference? Grant Jarvie 8. Transferring National Allegiance: Cultural Affinity or Flag of Convenience? Michael Holmes and David Storey 9. Never Forget you’re Welsh: the Role of Sport as a Political Device in Post-Devolution Wales Russell Holden

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Paul Gilchrist is Research Fellow in Sport and Leisure Cultures at the University of Brighton. His research interests are in the cultural politics of sport and leisure, in particular the politics of heroism in sport. He is joint convenor of the Political Studies Association’s sport and politics specialist study group. Russell Holden is the Founder and Director of In the Zone Sport and Politics Consultancy. His organisation offers an insight into the complexities of sport, wholeheartedly embracing the connection between sport and politics. He is also a visiting lecturer at Southampton Solent University.

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